Van Scam Update

Original post now deleted as this is ongoing matter with authorities but I now have found out that previous owner sold it to haulage co. As clutch and other things going wrong but it was as a commercial van. Is it legal to convert a van like that to an autosleeper symbol without their permission?... This just seems to get worse......

If it was done without their permission I can see even more trouble for the vendor brewing as Autosleeper will be rather annoyed (putting it mildly) - infringement of trademark, possibly patent, and all sorts of other stuff starts to appear.

Counterfeit goods are always fun for the police and trading standards..... and once they have one case who knows where it will end up?

I'm sorry, didn't mean to imply you were wrong but I would still contact Autosleepers ... it may well have been converted by A/s but registered commercially for some reason .... hope you can sort it soon.

Don't know anything about auto sleepers but just my take on this, if the firm you bought the van off are also breakers , as was suggested in your previous thread, could it not indeed be two separate vehicles joined together that had been in accidents or something , then the driveline part of your van could have well been a commercial van and the living part off another, not necessarily anything wrong but just an idea.

Have spoken to previous owner tonight who said he sold it to salvage co. As van for £250. Looks like chassis has been used and A/s body mounted on it. Have spoken to tech. Guy on A/s members club who said A/s van conversions can only be done by them and I doubt very much that this has been so now need to ring them in the morning as if they haven't done it, they then get their solicitors involved as counterfeit goods..........
I love reading mysteries and trying to solve them but never thought I would be main character lol!!!!

Vin number may well be the same, but have a real good look at it and around it .. Would not be the first time a whole section of metal had been cut out with the vin number on it and moved to another vehicle.. These boys have got real cute over the years at ringing..

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Have managed to speak to owner of garage this morning and he said that the engine and body of the autosleeper had been put on the chassis of the van and that is why the mileage is wrong as the v5 is for the chassis and engine no. Of the old van which is where the mileage discrepancy comes in. He said that he will take photos of the van and the engine no. And have it re-registered.....
Does this sound ok??

Re. Mot, he said that was a stupid thing to do by the guy who was in charge when he was off and he will put it right......